[2] Born in Christian County, Kentucky, his family moved to Arkansas in 1851.

[1] Quarles served in the Confederate States Army during the civil war as a Private.

After the war, he became a charter member of Camp Cawley of the United Confederate Veterans of Helena, Arkansas.

[1] During the Spanish–American War, Quarles volunteered with the Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (Arkansas State Guard and the Spanish–American War) when called upon by the United States Army as a Major.

[1] During World War I, Quarles served as a special agent to the United States Government.